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Name: Gouri
GMAT: Haven’t taken yet (Expecting 720-740)
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Age: 25 years
Undergrad Information: B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering
Undergrad college : NIT Bhopal
GPA: 8.36/10 CGPA
Work experience: 3 years as a Software Developer
10th standard - 95%
12th standard - 94.2%

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Conducted several tech-related workshops


Target : ISB, UCLA Anderson, Duke, Cornell
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Name: Gouri
GMAT: Haven’t taken yet (Expecting 720-740)
Nationality: Indian Female
Age: 25 years
Undergrad Information: B.Tech in Computer Science Engineering
Undergrad college : NIT Bhopal
GPA: 8.36/10 CGPA
Work experience: 3 years as a Software Developer
10th standard - 95%
12th standard - 94.2%

Extra curricular activities :

Trained in Indian Classical Music for 7 years
Avid trekker
Associated with Paani Foundation
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Conducted several tech-related workshops


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Hi Gouri, All looks great but in your work you will need to show where you've demonstrated leadership and major accomplishments. anything you can comment on to show how you've gone above and beyond? Any involvement at work outside of your general scope? Any progression in those 3 years? Your years of experience is a bit on the lower end so you may want to hold off for another year of two until you get more experience and accomplishments under your belt as it can be more competitive to get in with just 3 years.
Have you taken on any leadership roles in dance or trekking or in any of the other extra curriculars/volunteering? Are you doing any volunteering now?
I think ISB could be a good fit for you...the other 3 might be a slight reach at this time but always worth a shot! You should consider some other less competitive US schools if the US is where you want to be.

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This would be my background:
Indian, female 30
Bachelor in commerce 74% (tier3) , Mba 6.19cgpa (tier3)
Target gmat: 2targets @680 &720
Job ex: -2016-2017 (Deloitte, audit support)
-Changed profile from audit to valuation
-2018-2019 (Evalueserve, Investment banking
support) (Analyst role)
-2019-now (got hired for senior analyst) (Moody’s
PE support) (Both valuation roles include
Financial modeling, industry analysis, investor
Memo, trading comps)
-Guide 2-3juniors in project deliverables
-Did a financial modeling certification
Extra-curricular: - Degree in Indian classical music with a few concerts under my belt (concerts since the age of 5)
Have been investing and generating profits since the age of 20
Ngo involvement in financial literacy (1year) with a batch of 20-40students

I want to target venture capital post a second mba. How supportive are the markets in US and Europe for breaking into VC as an international student?
And if not, provided i do not want to pursue IB &PE, how to realign goals to get a an admit as well as get recruited post mba?

Also, would product management be a justified shift considering my background and bag an offer in the recruitment market?
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Hi all! My name is Bill Kooser and I am a former Associate Dean at Chicago Booth. (I’m also a Booth alum). During my nearly 30 years at Booth I took on many different roles ranging from Admissions to Career Services to the EMBA program. I have been with Fortuna for 3 years now and have enjoyed the chance to help others navigate the admissions process and launch the next step in their academic and professional careers.
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Background: Female, India, Software Engineer
GMAT: Preparing for the Exam (aiming 720+)
Education: B.Tech in Information Technology (CGPA- 8.26/10.0 converted to GPA - 3.3/4.0) from Manipal University Jaipur in 2020
10th – 10.0/10.0 CGPA
12th – 82.8%
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1 year and 9 months (9 months as an intern) working in a fortune 500 company, currently working in a product team - contributing towards in-house project of the organization and being mentored for the role of product manager, will complete 2 years by the time of joining
3 months internship as a content writer
3 months internship as an android application developer
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Lead the hospitality department(part of the core committee) while organizing the blood donation camp
volunteer work for multiple organizations,
languages known - Hindi, German (A2 level), Spanish (still learning)
Certifications - Business Analysis, Data Science, Web Development, Indian Sign Language
Held leadership positions in school (Vice President of computer club and Secretary of the Dance club)
Post MBA Goal: Switch to roles in Business Analytics or Consulting
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Thanks for your question! A couple of quick thoughts - First of all, you seem to have some solid extracurriculars which schools really value these days - especially if you have had leadership positions. On the other hand, your 1 year and 9 months of work experience would put you on the very low end of what most schools are looking for. Most schools average somewhere in the 4 to 5 year range at this point. Your target GMAT score would put you in the mix for the schools you list, but if there is a possibility to improve it beyond your expected 720, you should try to do so. The target schools you suggest are probably at the right level, but you might also consider a couple of "safety" schools beyond those that you list.
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Hi. There are a couple of things you should think about. First of all, you should try to achieve a high GMAT score. 750 sounds like an good target as you are in a competitive category. Second, you don’t mention your GPA, which will be an important component in addition to your work experience. In terms of your work experience, you should think about how much opportunity you have had to demonstrate leadership as a CA. We’re you doing anything that stood out and would get you an outstanding recommendation? Not just great ratings, but where you recommender can describe what you did and convey why it was special? Also, be careful about having too many things at once. Business schools like to see a deep focus, rather than several different things at once. In terms of schools, I think you have targeted schools that are still competitive, but not quite as difficult as some others, which is good. In terms of vs. a finance degree, it depends on whether you feel you have strong work experience. If you do, then you can apply for an MBA program. If you don’t have much experience yet, then you could explore a master’s in finance. (I am less familiar with those programs)
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Hi. There are a couple of things you should think about. First of all, you should try to achieve a high GMAT score. 750 sounds like an good target as you are in a competitive category. Second, you don’t mention your GPA, which will be an important component in addition to your work experience. In terms of your work experience, you should think about how much opportunity you have had to demonstrate leadership as a CA. We’re you doing anything that stood out and would get you an outstanding recommendation? Not just great ratings, but where you recommender can describe what you did and convey why it was special? Also, be careful about having too many things at once. Business schools like to see a deep focus, rather than several different things at once. In terms of schools, I think you have targeted schools that are still competitive, but not quite as difficult as some others, which is good. In terms of vs. a finance degree, it depends on whether you feel you have strong work experience. If you do, then you can apply for an MBA program. If you don’t have much experience yet, then you could explore a master’s in finance. (I am less familiar with those programs)
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Hi, Rachel, I suggest you use the Quote option or else specify the username to whom you are replying to. Thanks :)
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Nationality: Indian Male
Age: 27 years
Undergrad: B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
Undergrad college : VIT Vellore (Tier 2)
GPA: 9.05/10 CGPA
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Work experience: 5 years at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
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10th standard - 85%
12th standard - 80%

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Thanks! Your BCG experience will serve you well. That will play well with most admissions committees. I would shoot for a higher GMAT score if possible as a 710 will be lower than average for most of the top schools. You didn’t mention much in the way of extracurriculars but that will also be important. You should focus your application on some of the more interesting aspects of your consulting work (I’m sure there are some) and what you learned from those experiences.
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Hi ShivamDuby0206. It’s great that you have such high ratings at work and that you have managed a large team of people. It’s also good that you have some extracurricular to point to. My question is around your family business - that can sometimes work for people, but it is harder for schools to evaluate that. Your PwC recommendation will have to be particularly strong since it will need to compensate for one where they don’t know the context with which to evaluate it. Also get a client or supplier to write your family business recommendation, not someone who works for a family member. It will also be helpful if you can point to big changes you’ve made in the business - increased revenue or profits, new product line, etc. I think your profile is potentially acceptable, but I might put one or two schools that are just outside the top 10 on the list as well. For the GMAT, as high as you can get.

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